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Sarah Shotts (they/them)'s avatar

My thoughts exactly and just when I wanted to start using Affinity Publisher for self publishing. Do you know if there are any other decent alternatives to Adobe In Design?

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Simon Peng's avatar

Until yesterday I would have said Affinity! And honestly, if you’re desperate to ditch Adobe, it’s probably still the best option (and “free”).

Other than that I’ve heard people recommend Scribus, which I haven’t tried but looks, like a lot of open source applications, like it may be a few years behind in terms of UI… I can’t say if it’s any good.

There’s definitely space for a new layout program now. Especially if things don’t go well for Affinity!

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Sarah Shotts (they/them)'s avatar

Thanks Simon! It’s so frustrating when the “little guys” get gobbled up by the “big guys.” I really don’t like the AI layer of all this so I’ll definitely look into Scribus.

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